We met up at the airport for our flight to New York. Everyone was very excited and looking forward to the trip. Once we arrived in New York we went to our hotel near to Times Square. It was late in the evening and we were all very tired.
This morning we woke up feeling refreshed after a good nights sleep. We went on the subway to south ferry to catch the boat to see the famous Statue of Liberty, then on to Ellis Island. Gemma loved taking lots of pictures and we all enjoyed looking around. In the evening we went out to Ruby Tuesdays for a classic American dinner experience. We were soon tired as it was the middle of the night back in England (due to the time difference).
Today we travelled on an open top bus tour of New York City. We stopped off to see 'ground zero' the memorial for the 9/11 tragedy. We took in all the sights then Billy, Billy and Jeff chose to head back to the hotel. While the rest of the group had a walk around Central Park. That evening after dinner everyone enjoyed seeing Times Square all lit up. There was also a chance to buy a few souvenirs in a gift shop.
It was time to say goodbye to New York and catch our train which would take us to Boston. It was a very comfortable train and we took in all the scenery along the way. Once we had collected our hire car we drove to our hotel in Plymouth and we were looking forward to our next few days of adventure!
Today we visited Plimouth Plantation, it is a living history museum in Plymouth. Firstly we saw what life would have been like for the native Americans 400 years ago, when the British first arrived. Then we went on to see the village that the first English settlers would have lived in. We all enjoyed our day and thought it was great fun.
We took a tour of Plymouth today. The harbour was very beautiful, we stopped off and visited Plymouth Rock which was where the first settlers got off The Mayflower ship when they first arrived in America. We visited the burial ground where the first settlers had been buried. We then had a spot of retail therapy and a lovely ice cream. After our final stop at the monument we visited a lovely Mexican restaurant. We listened to a Mariache Band while we ate our Mexican food.
Today we said goodbye to Plymouth and set off towards Lincoln. We stopped en route at Lexington to see where the first shots were fired against the British which started the American Civil War. We stood on the green where it took place. We then visited Concord and the old bridge where a key battle of the war took place. The visitors Centre was very informative and interesting. We then drove up into the mountains to Lincoln to our hotel for the next 4 nights.
This morning we went for a walk to see flume gorge. It was a short hike in the forest which was very beautiful. we even saw a bear cave! luckily there were no bears in it. We then went on to our trip on the sky tram, way up to the top of Cannon mountain. The clouds were very low and unfortunately obscured the view a little but we did not mind. In the evening we went to a restaurant that had live music. Billy loved them playing 'Billy Joel' songs and Gemma and Paul had a dance.
In the morning we set off for Montpellier to see the Vermont Capital Building, one of the most picturesque state houses. It was raining a little but we did not let it spoil the day. We really enjoyed looking around the State Building with all its original features. After lunch we went to visit the 'Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Factory', yum yum! We had a look around to see how the ice cream was made and then the best room... the tasting room!
Today we went on the Hobo railroad junction to ride on the Winnipesaukee scenic railroad. It was a lovely sunny day and the scenery was wonderful. Gemma really enjoyed seeing all the different colours of the leaves and took lots of photos. When we got back to the hotel Gemma and Leanne went for a swim whilst the others chose to relax and watch TV before going out for dinner.
After eating our final breakfast of waffles, bagels and muffins we took a scenic drive down to Boston. We arrived into a very busy Boston. We parked up and headed to the harbour. We boarded the boat which took us on an formative harbour cruise for the afternoon. We then headed to the airport for our filght back to England. Our flight was in the evening departing from Boston.
the interior of the State House
We arrived at Gatwick in the morning via our flight from America and from there we made our way home.
the open top bus during our stay at New York
